Postcode sector · Ringwood

BH24 9 area guide

Who lives in BH24 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: New Forest
Region: South East
Population: 1,152 (2024)

BH24 9Postcode sector · Ringwood

At a glance

What BH24 9 is like

The BH24 9 postcode sector in New Forest covers 9 live postcodes and is home to about 1,152 people in 474 households. 81% of households own their home, 16% rent privately and 2.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 50.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How BH24 9 compares

Headline figures for BH24 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£62,602

Average annual income before tax, higher than 72% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where BH24 9 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
31.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Mostly owner-occupied
81% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

BH24 9 FAQs

Is BH24 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is BH24 9 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around BH24 9, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in BH24 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.9% of residents. 81% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (79.4%).

Which council covers BH24 9?

The local authority for BH24 9 is New Forest.

BH24 9 comes under New Forest in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is BH24 9?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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